Faucet



(No Model.)

, W W MOORE PAUGET, STOP, OR VALVE.

No. 452,188. Patented May 12,1891.

v UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

VILLIAM WALLACE MOORE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FAUCET, STOP, OR VALVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 452,188, dated May 12,1891.

Application filed December 1l, 1888. Serial No. 293,319. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WALLACE MOORE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Faucets, Stops, or Valves; andl do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates specially to improvements in turning-plug bibs,cooks, valves, and stops for liquids, steam, or gases,whereby I reducethe wear on the working-surfaces and prevent leakage. I attain thisobject by the mechanism illustratedin the accompanying drawings, inwhich similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inailthe figures.

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal elevation n of a plug-bib fittedwith one form of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsectional View, at A B O D of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan View of upperbinding-nut 7c of Figs. l and 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of adjustableshoulder c of Figs. l and 2. Fig. 5 is a plan view of lower binding-nutl of Figs. 1` and 2. Fig. G is a plan view of drip-cup c' of Figs. 1 and2.

In turning-plug bibs, cocks, valves, and stops the conical' plug andtube or seat in which it turns wear very rapidly, more particularly incases Where they cannot be frequently lubricated or where the materialpassing through is gritty, like muddy water, or is very volatile, as incase of alcohol, kerosene, gasoline, dac., as the plug must be'iitted invery tightly to prevent it from leaking, making it difficult to turn andwearing both working-surfaces very rapidly, so that the taperedturning-plug is soon worn so much smaller and its seat so much larger asto leak and to require frequent tightening or adjustment, drawing theturning-plug so far into its seat that the way is below the passage,rendering the bib or stop useless. It may also wear unevenly, requiringfrequent regrinding to make it iit tightly, which also wears it rapidly.

In my invention to reduce wear of the working-surfaces the bib, cock,valve, or stop a,

Figs. l and 2, has its tu rning-plugb fitted withA an adjustable bearingc', arranged to rest on the top d of the bib a when the turning-plug bis fitted or ground into its place for use, and so prevent theturning-plug b from being drawn too tightly into its seat or so tightlythat it will wear too rapidly, as the strain caused by the nut e, washerf, and screw-bolt g will be transferred to the shoulder c and lthe topd, on whichit rests, so that the turning-plug b cannot be drawn down anyfaster than the shoulder c and top d, on which it rest-s, wear away.This shoulder c', iitting tightlyon the top d, will also prevent leakageat the top of the turning-plug b.

In order that the shoulder may be readily adjustable, I prefer to makeit as shown at c in Figs. l, 2, and 4, in which it is screwed on'theturning-plug b to its proper position and kept in .place by the upper 7oor lower Z screw binding-nuts or other similarly-acting device, whichare screwed tightly against the shoulder c or fastened into or throughit. The seat CZ, on which the shoulder or bearing c rests, is madetapering or conical, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and the lower edge ofthe shoulder or bearing c is correspondingly shaped. By this arrangementof parts the plug() is centered by the contact-faces of the parts d andc', all Wear is taken up by said parts, and all lateral movement of theplug absolutely prevented.

I screv7 on the lower part 7L of the bib a a drip-cup t', either withpacking m or without packing, as may be preferred, for the purpose ofretaining any material that may leak from the lower part or screw end ofthe turningplug b,which may also be readily removed and replaced at anytime for the purpose of tightening or adjusting the nut e, washer f, andturning-plug l).

The shoulder c', nuts 7s, Z, and drip-cup 'L' may be faceted, roughened,or corrugated to enable them to be screwed easily by hand or a wrench. p

A further advantage which my adjustable or iixed shoulder or bearingpossesses is that by its use the turning-plug is prevented from IOC)being set or jammed into the barrel ol the faucet, so springing andinjuring it.

That I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, :is-

l. In a faucet, stop, or Valve, the combination, with a easinghavngaCircular tapering bearing thereon, of a plugl Iitted in an opening inthe ez1si1ig,and an adjustable shoulder on the plug, the lower face ofwhich corresponds in shape with the bearing' on the easing, nuts forholding' said shoulder in place, and nuts or equivalent means forretainin;r the plug in its seat, substantially as set forth.

2. In afaucet, stop, or Valve, the Combina- WILLIAM WALLACE MOORE.

W itnesses:

(l. HENRY Roser, ll. R. SHULTZ.

